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人教版英语八年级下册
Section A 1a-2d
Unit 5
What were you doing when the rainstorm came
小组竞争合作规则(Rules)
组员主动回答问题，得1分。
回答小组讨论的问题，得2分。
3. 组长计算总分，选出4个优胜小组，得到奖励。
What is he/she doing
watching TV
reading
taking a shower
What are they doing
shopping
playing basketball
What was I doing at…yesterday afternoon
waiting for the bus
walking home
How was the weather in Guangzhou
There was a rainstorm in Guangzhou yesterday.
Task 1 Listening
Tip: Predicting before listening is important
Listen and circle.
1b
What were they doing at the time of the rainstorm
Tip: Pay attention to “was/were +doing”.
a. doing my homework / studying
b. playing basketball / reading
c. going to work / waiting for the bus
d. walking home / shopping
Talk about what the people in 1a were doing at the time of the rainstorm.
A: What was the girl/boy/woman/man doing
at the time of the rainstorm
B: She/He was …
1c
Task 2 pair work1
began (begin-began)
heavily
go off
Task 3 Listening
alarm
3
2
4
1
5
Tip: Try to listen to the key words
2a
Listen and number the pictures [1-5].
Listen and Fill in the blanks.
Tip: Pay attention to the verbs.
2b
1. My alarm didn’t go off so I ____ up late.
2. I ____ to the bus stop but I still missed the bus.
3. I __________ for the bus when it began
to rain heavily.
4. I ___ so busy ______ for the umbrella
that I didn’t see a car coming.
5. I took a hot shower and ___ some warm food.
woke
ran
was waiting
was looking
ate
Host(主持人): What happened yesterday morning
Peter: …
Host: Did you catch the bus
Peter : …
Host: So, what were you doing when the rainstorm suddenly came
Peter : …
Host: What happened next
Peter : …
Host: Did you get home finally
Peter : ...
Host: How did you feel
Peter : …
2c
Use the information in 2a to tell the story in a
conversation between peter and a TV reporter.
Task 4 Pair Work2
Mary
Linda
Pick up
2. Why did Mary call so many times
1. What was Linda doing at seven At eight At nine
was helping her
mom in the kitchen
was taking a shower
was sleeping
7:00
8:00
9:00
Because she needed help with her homework.
2d
Read the conversation in 2d and answer
questions.
Task5 Role-play the conversation
1.What do you think of Mary
2.What about you
1)When you have problems with your homework, What will you do
2)Who else do you ask for help
Free talk
1. Try to solve them by yourselves first.
2.If you can’t solve them,
In my opinion
You can
look up textbooks and notebooks
look up dictionaries
surf on the Internet
You can
discuss with your friends.
ask parents and teachers
Parents and teachers are always there to help us.
Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn’t answer then either.
Linda: What was I doing at eight Oh, I know. When you called, I was taking a shower.
Mary: But then I called again at nine.
Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.
Mary: So early That’s strange.
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times
Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
Read after the tape.
2d
奇怪的
Tip: Try to imitate the pronunciation and intonation.
Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda I called at seven and you didn’t pick up.
Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn’t answer then either.
Linda: What was I doing at eight Oh, I know. When you called, I was taking a shower.
Mary: But then I called again at nine.
Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.
Mary: So early That’s strange.
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times
Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
Role-play the conversation.
梯级要求：
Level A: 脱离课本复述对话主要内容
Level B: 熟练并有感情表演对话
Level C: 熟练读出对话
2d
Spring is coming. The scenery is very beautiful.Did you have a good time last sunday what were you doing at these time last Sunday
Task 6 Group work
Make a survey :
(what were you doing … Where were you )
Last Sunday, we were very busy. Mike was playing basketball on the playground at 9:00 last Sunday morning . Lilei was watching TV when his father got home…We were very tired but happy.
Do a report :
name Time What where
at 9:00 last Sunday morning
When your father got home
at this time last Sunday
at 10:00 last Sunday afternoon
Rules:1. 内容完整，语言流畅，层次结构清晰，可得3分.
2.内容较完整，语言较流畅，层次结构较清晰，可得2分
Emotion
Unit5A
（1a-2d）
words and phrases
Was/were +doing
What were you doing when …./at
the time of…
We should try to solve problems actively.
How to talk about
Past events
rainstorm alarm go off
heavily strange
You must：
1. Retell the story in 2a.
2. Write a short passage about what your family members were doing when you got home last Friday afternoon.
If you can：
Surf on the Internet to find the differences between
Chinese students and American students on how to
solve problems.(work in groups)
Thank you
